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Fred Jamar's original artwork for the Charleston Marathon is being raffled off! Don't miss this chance to win a one-of-a-kind piece titled "Just Run" created specifically for the 6th Annual Charleston Marathon. The print will be signed by the artist. Value is $3,000. The piece...

Tate Nation's Original Artwork for the Charleston Marathon is going to be raffled off! Don't miss this chance to win a one-of-a-kind piece titled "Charleston Quest" created exclusively for the 5th Annual Charleston Marathon. The painting will be framed and signed by the artist. Value...

The Charleston Marathon wants to recognize our local budding artists. We are looking for one image to represent our 2015 Youth Marathon on our t-shirts.
Awards:
One winner will be selected and will receive $100 and the recognition of being the 2015 Youth Marathon t-shirt artist! 2nd...

It was at the 2013 Half Marathon finish area that my husband (Robert Rieckman, bib #3582) had a heart attack and we spent the following week at MUSC. He's recovering now and just got the ok to start running again. I'm prettty sure we...

My husband, Robert, and I came to Charleston to run the Half Marathon and planned to return the next day to Michigan. After the finish line, (also the shrimp and grits line,) but before the shuttle back to our hotel, we took a...

For years I have struggled with my weight, topping out in the mid-270s, which put me as much as 90 pounds overweight. Then my wife was diagnosed with stage II breast cancer in June of 2012, at the age of 33, only four months after...

Have family here in Charleston that have never seen a marathon, and are excited to watch the race. This will be my 8th marathon. I'm running for all the people my husband and I lost last year with their battle of cancer, too...